Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
2015 No. 0000
The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Made
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Lord President of the Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9D(3) and (4), 10ZC(3), 10ZD(3) and 53(1) and (3) of, and paragraphs 1, 1A, 1B and 3ZA of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 19831 and, having regard to the meaning of “prescribed” in section 202(1), by sections 13A(2), 13AB(2) and 13B(3), (3B) and (3D) of that Act2.
The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission, the Information Commissioner and such other persons as he considered appropriate in accordance with section 53(5) of that Act3 and (in the case of the Electoral Commission) with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20004.
In accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 19835, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.
Amendments to the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001
2
The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 20016 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9.
3
In regulation 26(1)(a) (applications for registration), for the words from “any previous name” to the end substitute “the most recent name (if any) by which the applicant has previously been known”.
4
In regulation 26A (application for alteration of register in respect of name)—
a
in paragraph (4), for the words from “a copy” to the end substitute “documentary evidence of the applicant’s change of name”;
b
in paragraph (5), for “one of the documents in paragraph (4)” substitute “any documentary evidence”;
c
in paragraph (6), for “the copy document” substitute “any copy document”.
5
In regulation 29ZA(1) (verification of information in an application) for “on a paper application form” substitute “otherwise than through the digital service”.
6
In regulation 32ZA(3) (annual canvass) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—
f
include a statement that the information provided in response to the form will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998
7
In regulation 32ZA(3)(i)—
a
omit “signed”;
b
for “signing the declaration” substitute “making the declaration”;
c
for “they are signing” substitute “they are making it”.
8
Omit regulation 34 (retaining entries in register).
9
In regulation 36(2)(b) (notices in connection with registration), for “regulation 31C(2)(d)” substitute “regulation 31C(2)(b)(ii) or (iii)”.
Signed by authority of the Lord President of the Council
(This note is not part of the Regulations)